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单词 sobriquet
释义
sobriquetso‧bri‧quet /ˈsəʊbrɪkeɪ $ ˈsoʊ-/ (also sou‧bri‧quet /ˈsuː-/) noun [countable] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsobriquet
Origin:
1600-1700 French ‘light blow under the chin, nickname’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Fortunately some of the neighbours intervened, and it was they who invented the sobriquet.
  • His youngest son was known to Regency society by the sobriquet Poodle Byng.
  • I became friendly with the woman in charge, a vast and haughty person who answered to the sobriquet Duchesse.
  • This sobriquet is a product of the sixteenth century.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
(also given name especially American English formal) the name chosen for you by your parents: · People usually call each other by their first name.· Please write your given name and your date of birth.
old-fashioned first name: · His Christian name was Joseph.
the name that you share with your family or husband. Most English speakers would say last name. Surname sounds slightly formal: · Can I have your last name?· Johnson is a common English family name.· At school they used to call each other by their surnames.
the name between your first and last names: · Harry Potter’s middle name is James.
your first name, middle name, and last name: · I need your full name and address.
a woman’s family name before she married and began using her husband’s name: · My mother’s maiden name was Higgins.
a woman’s family name after she gets married, if she uses her husband’s name: · I don’t know what her married name is.
a name that people call you because of your appearance, personality etc, which is not your real name: · At school he was given the nickname ‘Shorty’.
the name that an actor uses which is not their real name: · She began acting in her childhood under the stage name Marjorie Moore.
(also pseudonym formal) a name that a writer uses which is not their real name: · Mark Twain was his pen name. His real name was Samuel Clemens.· She wrote under the pseudonym of George Eliot.
using a false name in order to hide your real name: · He had rented the car under an assumed name.
a false name, especially one used by a criminal: · He uses a number of aliases.
formal a name which describes something – a very formal use: · This fine city justifies its appellation ‘the Pearl of the Orient’.
formal a nickname – a very formal use: · Jackson gained the sobriquet ‘Stonewall’ at the Battle of Bull Run.
an unofficial title or name SYN  nickname
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